SyncWall is a basic wallpaper changer with a special feature, the ability to synchronize wallpaper changes between several workstations with a basic (and unsecured) client/server protocol. Each workstation must share the same pool of files, there is no FTP or Internet download. Other interesting features are simple multi-monitor support and the ability to add special effects to wallpaper.

"aura" is a desktop (X root window) background setter. It picks images randomly from specified paths, skipping those that are too small or have inappropriate aspect ratios, and rescales them by cropping solid margins, resizing with cubic interpolation and then the liquid rescale algorithm to fit the desktop with as little quality loss as possible. Images are labelled in the corner using embedded tags. It can changes images on a timed basis or when triggered by SIGHUP or the CLI, and tracks previous and blacklisted images.

AutoWallpaper is a cross-platform desktop wallpaper changing utility. It automatically (or manually) changes the desktop wallpaper at a specified time interval set by the user. It runs in the background with a system tray icon that is visible when the application is running. It is written in Visual C# .NET 2008 (Windows versions) and Qt 4.4.3/4.5.0 (Linux/others).

WaddaFundraiser! is a collection of Android wallpaper apps for fundraisers. When fundraisers sell "stuff", 50% or more of the donations they collect go to 3rd party companies. WaddaFundraiser! provides free software for fundraisers to customize with their own logos and colors and then sell or give away as rewards for donations. The fundraiser gets to keep all of the funds raised. The first offering is a fireworks-themed Android live wallpaper, with Patriotic Android and Patriotic Cat examples.

Dynamic Background is a small tool which aims to automatically download and update a dynamic/live desktop background in GNOME with images from a RSS source, currently Bing. It uses the same RSS sources as "Bing Dynamic Theme" and "Bing Maps Aerial Imagery" for Microsoft Windows.

WallShuffle allows you to regularly change your wallpaper. You select a folder, then select a duration to apply a random picture as a desktop background. You can start the program in minimized mode with the "-m" argument, if you don't want to see it, or even hide the icon from the tray and forget it.

Wallpaper Wizard is a wallpaper changer with unlimited access to a collection of over 100,000 high resolution wallpapers. You can manually select any wallpaper from the collection to appear on your screen. Multiple screens are supported.